Which Is The Best Electric Toothbrush? Find Out In This
Electric Toothbrush Review!

The best electric toothbrush in my opinion
is the Cybersonic 3 toothbrush. (read
my review here). It used to be quite difficult to buy if you lived
outside the U.S.A.. But now, it's available through Amazon.com.

So what's the next "Best Electric Toothbrush"? In this
electric toothbrush review, we also look at 2 alternatives. These are
the
Philips Sonicare toothbrush and the Oral B Precision Black (a Braun
electric
toothbrush).

But first, let's take a closer look at the Cybersonic. What
makes it the best electric toothbrush, and why was it so hard to get
hold of?

First, the good points:

The Cybersonic is a true sonic care toothbrush. This means
that the bristle tips vibrate at a rate far above normal electric
toothbrushes. In fact, it achieves 48,000 vibrations per minute.

Why is
this important?

It's important because the higher the frequency of the
vibration, the smaller the tiny bubbles created by the bristle tips and
so the better the cleaning effect.

The super cleaning effect is multiplied by a clever trick.
Amden designed the entire brush head to have a
resonant frequency of 48,000 vibrations per minute, the same rate as
the bristles. This clever use of "resonance" reinforces the bristle tip
effectiveness.

Size and weight are surprisingly small. I find that some
electric
brushes have quite bulky handles, and can be a little heavy, especially
if you have small hands. The Cybersonic has a relatively slim profile,
and I like the way it sits comfortably in your hand.

Battery performance is very good. With a full charge, it
will last for a full seven days of normal use. That's impressive! It
means that if you have a trip away from home that is less than seven
days, you don't have to take the charger with you. Just make sure that
the brush is fully charged overnight before you leave home.

Guarantee. To win the title "best electric
toothbrush", any brush will need a decent guarantee. The Cybersonic
comes with a standard
one-year guarantee against any defects in it's construction.

You can also get a Lifetime Guarantee simply by
agreeing to have new
brush heads sent to you at regular intervals. If something goes wrong
with your brush, you can get it repaired or replaced
under the Lifetime
Guarantee. This program was limited to the USA and Canada, and used to
have the
unfortunate effect of limiting sales of the Cybersonic to those
countries.

The extra attachments. As well as the standard brush heads,
you also get a tongue brush and a flossing attachment. They both just
click right into the Cybersonic handle and away you go! The tongue
cleaner is is easily the most effective one I have used. It almost
makes the Cybersonic worth getting just for the tongue cleaner!

Price. Last but by no means least comes the cost of this
brush. Considering the technology and performance of this sonic tooth
brush, you might expect a price over $100. In fact, the list price is
just under $100, BUT you can get
it from Amazon for around $50 - $70.

Having used this brush
for over a year, I think that's definitely extremely good value
for a candidate for "best electric toothbrush".

Disadvantages

What about any disadvantages?

As far as I
can see, there is just ONE aspect that I am not keen on. This is the 30
second timer. Like all electric brushes, I feel that 30 seconds is a
bit on the short side. Also, the DeLuxe brush head looks a bit big to
me. I would recommend sticking with the standard sized brush head.

Now let's look more closely at these two
contenders for the title "world's best electric toothbrush".

First, the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean
toothbrush.
There are
several other models in the Sonicare range, which you can read more
about at Sonicare
toothbrush. But my new favorite is the Sonicare DiamondClean.

This is a sonic toothbrush that vibrates at 31,000 times per minute at
the bristle tips. Like the Cybersonic, this causes tiny bubbles to
expand and contract in fractions of a second within the liquid at the
bristle tips.

This "cavitation" disrupts the dental plaque attachment
to the tooth, removing the plaque. This means that plaque can be
disrupted up to 3 millimeters away from the end of the bristle tips!

The Sonicare DiamondClean comes with 2
brush heads, and a
travel case. The battery performance is very good, lasting even longer
than the Cybersonic. Philips claim up to 3 weeks of toothbrushing from
one full charge! I think that's probably the best electric toothbrush
battery performance that I know of. During normal use, this doesn't
really matter as
Philips recommend just leaving the brush in the charger anytime you're
not using it.

But the DiamondClean has a couple of extra
tricks up it's
sleeve that make it my new favorite brush. It has a unique way of
charging.

Basically, you get a chunky heavy glass with the DiamondClean
that looks like you could use it to rinse out with. You can. BUT it's
also the charging station!

Philips have made use of a technology called
"Induction" that means that the glass can re-charge the toothbrush
battery just by leaving the brush handle in there. There's no socket to
plug the brush into. The glass itself sits on a small mat which in turn
is plugged into a wall socket.

So you still need a power socket
somewhere! But otherwise it looks a bit like black magic. Just brush
your teeth, rinse out using the glass, then put the glass back on it's
mat and dump the toothbrush into the glass!

There's also an alternative charging
method which is really
useful for when you're traveling. The DiamondClean
comes with a small
travel case. When the brush handle is stored in the travel case, you
can plug the case into any USB outlet (like your notebook computer) to
charge it up. What a great idea! To me, that's intelligent thinking.

What else? The DiamondClean has a new
design of brush head. It
has 44% more bristles than the ProResults head, and the tips have a
diamond cut which gives the brush its name. The bristles are also
designed to fade in color as they are used, as a reminder to replace
the head after three months.

The Philips Sonicare DiamondClean has 5 brushing programs, so
you can pick the one you like best. Interestingly, this brush is also
extremely quiet. It's the quietest electric toothbrush I have ever
heard. (or not heard!). As usual for Philips, it
comes with a standard 2 year warranty.

Sounds great! Why isn't it "the world's best electric
toothbrush"? The only thing against it really is the price. It's more
than double the price of the Cybersonic, and although it is a fantastic
brush, you will have to be the judge of whether it is that
much better than the
Cybersonic.

What about the Oral B Precision Black?

This Oral B toothbrush is a rival to the Sonicare and
Cybersonic for the best electric toothbrush because it is quite
different. As the name suggests, it is
NOT a sonic tooth brush, but uses Oral B's rotating/oscillating
movement for the brush head. .

Here's a roundup of the main points:

It has a relatively slender handle, smaller than almost all other
electric brushes. This is good if you have small hands! But those of
you
with bigger hands may find this brush a little awkward to grip.

Despite the small handle and slim profile, it has a battery
life of 10 days of normal use. This is excellent if you are traveling,
as it means you don't need to take the charger with you for trips under
10 days.

However the Precision Black is quite loud - it buzzes like a bee!
It is quite a bit louder than the Cybersonic, and A LOT louder than the
DiamondClean.

There are several brushing modes, and it accepts a bewildering
array of Oral B brush heads. If
you like to have a choice, the Precision Black has a great offering.

The big question point for this brush is the price. You can
get it for around $150 on Amazon, which makes it almost as expensive as
the DiamondClean. For
that price, it comes with several brush heads and a charging unit.

So, as a relatively new Oral B toothbrush, The Precision Black
is a heavyweight in many ways, and it cleans extremely well
and seems to be very robust. If you don't mind the louder buzzing, this
could be the "best electric
toothbrush" for you, despite the high price!

Overall, these 2 sonic tooth brushes and 1 oscillating brush
can
all lay a claim to
the title "best electric toothbrush". I think the
Cybersonic
from
Amden is the best, because it has a lot of positive features at a very
competitive price.

The Philips
Sonicare DiamondClean is the
ultimate
brush
overall, currently the world's most advanced brush, but at a price. If
you simply want the best and don't mind the price, I recommend the
DiamondClean.